Isaiah 13:9:3Isa.13.9.W3TAB
בָּ֔א
ba
“comes”
- Transliteration
- BA
- Extended
- BAA
- IPA
- /ˈbaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- comes
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
BA
- clause
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF
- sentence
hi-NE YOM-ye-ho-VAH BA akh-za-RI ve-EV-ra va-kha-RON AF la-SUM ha-A-rets le-sha-MA ve-kha-ta-E-ha yash-mi-ID mi-me-NA
Exegesis
The perfect verb ba {בָּא | bāʾ} ‘comes’ functions as a prophetic perfect, presenting the future arrival as certain and already on its way.
Root and etymology
b-w-ʾbet–waw–aleph
“to come, enter”
In context — Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the day of the LORD comes—cruel , with wrath and burning anger—to make the land desolate, and He will destroy its sinners from it.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 13:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 13:9, so the Hebrew word בָּ֔א (ba) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Isa.13.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.13.9.W3.S1) and character.